Why it matters
A woman in a black fur and velvet coat sits in an open carriage by the Anichkov Bridge in Saint Petersburg. Her identity has never been established, which fed the painting's enigmatic reputation.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1883.
- Some critics condemned her as haughty and immoral.
- An earlier version is in the Kunsthalle Kiel.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of an Unknown Woman (CC BY-SA 4.0).
